Faded tulips #3 action Not so easy when in

Not so easy when in flight

where they symbolise chastity and virtue

An Opium poppy seed head (Papaver somniferum)

and integrity

These clusters rise on tall stalks above the plant's strappy

Faded tulips #3 action Not so easy when inA single faded purple tulip in macro. Faded flowers have a certain wistful beauty and are visually quite as interesting as fresh flowers. If not more so, in my view. Shooting close up with a macro lens creates a very shallow depth of field. This image is blended from 70 individual shots taken at incremental focus points to achieve this degree of depth of focus and clarity. Archival pigment prints are made on smooth matt Hahnemhle Photo Rag 308 gsm